LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

attat

attat
Classical[atˈtaːt]Ecclesiastical[atˈtat]

Meaning

  1. An expression of sudden enlightenment, surprise or painful realisation aha, hey, oh no!
    Attat eccam, adest propinquē!Aha, there she is right over there!c. 189 BCE, Plautus, Truculentus 575
  2. Said in sudden warning.
    Attat, nōlī, nōlī scrībere, inquam, istud: nōlunt audīre."No, wait!" I say, "don't, don't write this - they don't want to hear it."234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, Fragments of speeches 171

attat and attate, v. atat.

Origins

Onomatopoeic, of regional Mediterranean origin and cognate to Ancient Greek ἀτταταί, ἀτταταταί (attataí, attatataí).

Quick answers

What does attat mean in Latin?
attat, a interjection, means “An expression of sudden enlightenment, surprise or painful realisation aha, hey, oh no!; Said in sudden warning.”.
How do you pronounce attat?
In classical Latin, [atˈtaːt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [atˈtat].